The U.S. Department of the Treasury has designated thirty-seven (37) Iranian front companies for acting on behalf of the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines…
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GAO Study on Defense Exports, Reporting Needs to be Improved
The United States Government Accountability Office (GAO) published a report that analyzed export data from the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) and Direct Commercial Sales (DCS) programs.…
Middle East Arms Deal Concerns Raised by GAO
This morning the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) published a study that will surely raise concerns on Capitol Hill about U.S. arms sales and transfers…
The Washington Post: New sanctions crimp Iran's shipping business as insurers withhold coverage
The Washington Post reports today that “just weeks after the United States and the United Nations imposed new rounds of sanctions on Iran, Tehran’s ability…
New US Economic Sanctions on Iran Will Impact U.S. Banks, Energy Companies, and Government Contractors, among others
The House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Howard Berman (D-Calif.) and Senate Banking Committee Sen. Christopher Dodd (D-Conn.) issued a joint statement that an agreement had…